Sport London e Benfica F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Sport London e Benfica


fullname = Sport London e Benfica
nickname =
founded = 1981
ground = Reynolds Field, Perivale
(Groundshare with Hanwell Town)
capacity = unknown
chairman = John Vitorino
secretary = Ninette Fernandes
manager = José Viana
Captain = Edgar Sá da Silva
Vice-Captain = Afonso Ferreira
league = Spartan South Midlands League
Division One
season = 2007–08
position = Spartan South Midlands League
Division One, 8th
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Sport London e Benfica are an English association football club, based in London, founded in 1981. The club is affiliated (No.22) to Sport Lisboa e Benfica, the biggest club in Portugal.

In the 2005-06 season Sport London e Benfica (SLB) changed from playing Sunday League to Saturday League football, joining the Middlesex County Football League, part of the National League System. In its first year of National League System football, the club finished top of Division 1 at the first attempt. The following season, in the Premier Division, José Viana's squad repeated their success by becoming Champions once again. This achievement means that Sport London e Benfica was promoted to the semi-professional leagues, the first Portuguese team to do so in the UK. Hanwell Town's stadium became the club's home ground for the 2006–07 season and remains for the 2008–09 season.

Team history

2008/2009:
* Spartan South Midlands Football League Division 1
* Club's first year in the FA Vase- 1st Qualifying Round - Bye
- 2nd Qualifying Round - 20/09/08 - North Greenford United 0 - 3 Sport London e Benfica FC
"(Goals: 2 x Djibril Djalo, Saulo Nascimento)"
- 1st Round Proper - 04/10/08 - Eton Manor 1 - 2 Sport London e Benfica FC
"(Goals: Djibril Djalo, Saulo Nascimento)"

2007/2008:
* Spartan South Midlands Football League Division 1: 8th place (out of 19 teams)

2006/2007:
* Middlesex County Football League Premier Division: Champions
* Middlesex County FA Intermediate Cup: Semi-finalists

2005/2006:
* Middlesex County Football League Division 1: Champions
* Middlesex County FA Intermediate Cup: Semi-finalists
* Middlesex Fed. League Cup: Quarter-finalists
* MCFL President's Division 1 Cup: Quarter-finalists

2004/2005:
* Hayes & District Sunday Football League Premier Division: Runners-Up
* Adelino Loureiro Easter Tournament: Winners

2003/2004
* Hayes & District Sunday Football League Premier Division: 3rd place
* Hayes & District SFL Premier Cup: Winners
* Hayes & District SFL President's Cup: Winners

2002/2003:
* Hayes & District Sunday Football League Premier Division: Champions

2001/2002
* Hayes & District Sunday Football League Premier Division: Runners-Up

2000/2001
* Marathon Sunday Football League Premier Division: 4th place

1999/2000
* Marathon Sunday Football League Premier Division: 5th place

1998/1999
* Marathon Sunday Football League Division 1: Runners-Up
* London FA Sunday Intermediate Cup Winners

1997/1998
* Marathon Sunday Football League Division 2: Winners

1996/1997
* Marathon Sunday Football League
* Invited to an International Tournament G.D.C. in Portugal - Winners

1995/1996
* Marathon Sunday Football League Division 3: Winners
* London FA Sunday Intermediate Cup Winners

1990
* Joined Marathon Sunday League

1986
* Joined Chiswick & District League

1984
* Camden SFL Challenge Cup Finalists. Lost 4-1 to Royal Oak FC

1981
* Joined Camden Sunday League

External links

* [http://www.sportlondonebenficafc.co.uk Official Website]
* [http://www.planetbenfica.co.uk/page.php?77 Benfica U12's section at Planet Benfica]